abstract：:Morbidity and mortality associated with smoking are major health problems. Nurses play an instrumental role in tobacco reduction, but their own smoking often interferes with this clinical opportunity. We conducted a grounded theory study with 23 nurses who smoked to describe how they managed the contradictions encount...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Radsma J,Bottorff JL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested a theoretical model of the relationships of hospital context, nursing unit structure, and patient characteristics to patients' perceptions of the extent to which nurses met their expectations for management of troubling symptoms. In our sample of 2,720 patients randomly selected from 278 nursing units in 143...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Bacon CT,Hughes LC,Mark BA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the experience of 21 women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer who received inconclusive BRCA1/2 genetic test results. Although these women received similar information on the technical meaning of an inconclusive result, their interpretations of personal risk for a probable, inherited cancer mutation d...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Maheu C,Thorne S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-analysis was conducted to quantify the impact of exercise interventions on the functional status of older adults. Searches of Medline and CINAHL databases revealed 19 randomized controlled trials reporting 30 interventions (n = 2,201). Fixed- and random-effects models were used to estimate overall mean effect s...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Gu MO,Conn VS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to test a theoretical model of the facilitators and barriers to physical activity for Taiwanese adults with anxiety. Structural equation modeling was used to examine both one-way direct and indirect influences of 11 personal and cognitive-emotional factors on physical activity in this populat...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ma WF,Lane HY,Laffrey SC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe and examine the lifestyle physical activity behaviors (household, leisure, occupational) of older rural women. Background characteristics included demographics, environment, social support, and health. Intrapersonal characteristics included motivation and self-efficacy. The ma...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Plonczynski DJ,Wilbur J,Larson JL,Thiede K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of military deployment and perceived availability and source of community support on women's acceptance of pregnancy were examined in each trimester of pregnancy at four military bases. The sample was 503 primigravida or multigravida women eligible for care in the military medical system. Military deploymen...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Weis KL,Lederman RP,Lilly AE,Schaffer J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe parents' perspectives on research interviews with their children with single gene conditions. One hundred forty-two parents were interviewed between 2002 and 2003 in a larger study using a qualitative descriptive design. Two questions from the semi-structured interview guide were used to identify parents' ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Hadley EK,Smith CA,Gallo AM,Angst DB,Knafl KA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults with symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have longer pre-treatment delay times than their younger counterparts. A 2-group, randomized controlled sample consisted of 115 adults, 65 years of age or older with a self-reported history of coronary artery disease. A pre-test was given to all participa...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Tullmann DF,Haugh KH,Dracup KA,Bourguignon C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoprotein (HDL) may decrease organ injury in sepsis. This study was designed using an animal model to mimic people who had a high HDL level and to test HDL effects on preventing organ damage in endotoxemia. Endotoxemia was induced by an infusion of lipopolysac-charide (LPS) after HDL or LDL administrati...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Lee RP,Lin NT,Chao YF,Lin CC,Harn HJ,Chen HI

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined how African-American mothers' discussions with their adolescents about sex moderated the relationship between adolescents' sex-based discussions with their friends and adolescents' involvement in sexual behaviors. The 425 African-American adolescents were 12 through 15 years of age and had participated in ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： DiIorio C,McCarty F,Denzmore P,Landis A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutuality is a protective factor in family care situations, but little is known about changes in care-dyad mutuality. In this study, we examined mutuality in 103 care dyads over 20 months, and the enduring and contextual impact of older adult and family caregiver health on changes in mutuality. Care dyads consisted of...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Lyons KS,Sayer AG,Archbold PG,Hornbrook MC,Stewart BJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on older inmates' health is fragmented and insufficiently developed. In this integrative review, 21 research articles on health and older inmates were identified, critiqued, and synthesized to determine: the minimum age criterion most commonly used; health-related variables explored; health status; the ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Loeb SJ,Abudagga A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationship between sexual assault and gynecological health symptoms (e.g., pelvic pain, painful intercourse) in a sample of predominately African American female veterans. Those who had been sexually victimized experienced significantly more frequent gynecological health symptoms than those who had n...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Campbell R,Lichty LF,Sturza M,Raja S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore ethnic and generational influences among Chinese, Filipino, and Euro American adolescents on emotional distress and risk behaviors. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted with 216 Chinese, 387 Filipino, and 400 Euro American adolescents from the National Longi...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Willgerodt MA,Thompson EA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Published pain management guidelines recommend that caregivers of cancer pain patients be provided pain management education, but little is known about the utility of providing such information. This study examined recruitment and retention of cancer pain patients and caregivers for a randomized clinical trial that pr...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ransom S,Azzarello LM,McMillan SC

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the use of higher-order factor analysis to examine the underlying dimensions of an instrument designed to measure community acceptance of nurse practitioners/physician's assistants. The instrument consisted of both dichotomous and Likert scale items. Use of factor analysis with dichotomous data is...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Baldwin KA,Grinslade MS,Baer LC,Watts P,Dinger MK,McCubbin J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relationships among functional performance and three symptoms--dyspnea, fatigue, and sleep difficulty--in a sample of 100 people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). All participants had an FEV(1) 60% or less of the predicted level for age, sex, and height. Consistent with the Theory of Un...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Reishtein JL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is an overlooked problem in full-term infants with birth weights greater than 2,500 g. Birth weight less than the 10th percentile underestimates the presence of IUGR. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of IUGR in full-term infants and to identify sociodemog...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Steward DK,Moser DK

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle wasting is a prominent feature of cancer cachexia and involves decreased muscle protein synthesis and increased activity of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway of protein degradation. We report that both indomethacin and ibuprofen improved body weight and weight of the gastrocnemius muscle in tumor-bearin...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： McCarthy DO,Whitney P,Hitt A,Al-Majid S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to examine shift-related differences in chronic fatigue and the contributions of sleep quality, anxiety, and depression to chronic fatigue among a random nationwide sample (N = 142) of female critical care nurses. Twenty-three percent of this sample met criteria for clinical depression....

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ruggiero JS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An integrative literature review was conducted to investigate studies on adverse events reported in medical, health services, and nursing literature. The review was guided by the method proposed by Jackson (1980) and Ganong (1987). Three questions shaped the review: (a) What terms are used to denote adverse events? (b...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Kellogg VA,Havens DS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meta-analyses synthesize multiple primary studies and identify patterns of relationships. Differences in primary study methodological quality must be addressed for meta-analysis to produce meaningful results. No single standard exists for addressing these quality variations. Quality measurement scales are fraught with...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Conn VS,Rantz MJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test how patients' psychiatric diagnoses would affect nursing care for medical problems. Sixty nurses were randomly assigned to three groups in this posttest-only experiment. Control group nurses read a vignette describing a man admitted with a possible myocardial infarction (MI). Nonpsychot...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： McDonald DD,Frakes M,Apostolidis B,Armstrong B,Goldblatt S,Bernardo D

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many new mothers discontinue breastfeeding prematurely because of difficulties encountered rather than maternal choice. Research has shown that a significant predictor of breastfeeding duration is a mother's confidence in her ability to breastfeed. To measure breastfeeding confidence, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy S...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Creedy DK,Dennis CL,Blyth R,Moyle W,Pratt J,De Vries SM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed 173 parents bereaved by the violent death of an adolescent or young adult child. Data were collected 4, 12, 24, and 60 months postdeath. Using latent growth modeling, we examined how initial levels of mental distress and the rate of change over time are influenced by nine predictors: parents' gender, self-...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Murphy SA,Chung IJ,Johnson LC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several definitions and categorizations of home environmental modification strategies exist, previous researchers have not addressed whether the conceptualizations developed by clinicians and researchers match the way families think about how they modify the home environment in order to provide care to frail ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Messecar DC,Archbold PG,Stewart BJ,Kirschling J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purpose of this study is to document the psychometric properties of the revised Nursing Work Index (NWI-R) in the context of a large Canadian sample of registered nurses. A self-administered survey containing the NWI-R was completed by 17,965 registered nurses working in 415 hospitals in three Canadian pro...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Estabrooks CA,Tourangeau AE,Humphrey CK,Hesketh KL,Giovannetti P,Thomson D,Wong J,Acorn S,Clarke H,Shamian J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five subscales were derived from the Nursing Work Index (NWI) to measure the hospital nursing practice environment, using 1985-1986 nurse data from 16 magnet hospitals. The NWI comprises organizational characteristics of the original magnet hospitals. The psychometric properties of the subscales and a composite measur...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Lake ET

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to discover the essences of the experience of waiting, to provide new knowledge about what it is like to wait, and to contribute to nursing knowledge. Participants were 12 persons who were family members or friends of persons in an adult critical care unit. The Parse research method was...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Bournes DA,Mitchell GJ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An instrument to measure the stigma perceived by people with HIV was developed based on the literature on stigma and psychosocial aspects of having HIV. Items surviving two rounds of content review were assembled in a booklet and distributed through HIV-related organizations across the United States. Psychometric anal...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Berger BE,Ferrans CE,Lashley FR

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigators examined the 6-month impact of three cognitive-behavioral HIV risk-reduction programs on behavioral factors (substance use and sexual risk behaviors) and cognitive and psychological resources of 325 women who resided in emergency or sober-living shelters and their 308 intimate sexual partners. Participan...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Nyamathi A,Flaskerud JH,Leake B,Dixon EL,Lu A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument, the Preferences for Care near the End of Life (PCEOL) scale. Following a literature review and using the domain-referenced approach and a test grid, a large pool of items was generated to reflect five dimensions of preferences for care near the end o...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Gauthier DM,Froman RD

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addressing consumer needs requires the development of a valid means of specifically measuring pregnant women's satisfaction with prenatal care. This study's purpose was to develop items for, to pilot-test, and to examine the structural validity of the Patient Expectations and Satisfaction with Prenatal Care (PESPC) in...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Omar MA,Schiffman RF,Bingham CR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A predictive model of well-being and self-care was tested with 284 women aged 60-88 living in rural communities in Taiwan. The variables studied were age, marital status, social class, social support, perceived health, self-care agency, self-care behavior, and perceived well-being. The model was tested by path analysi...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Wang HH,Laffrey SC

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized scheduled toileting (IST) program on incontinent, memory-impaired elders being cared for at home. Using a 2 x 2 mixed design analysis of variance (group by time), 118 patients were randomly assigned to experimental or control groups. C...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Jirovec MM,Templin T

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers across disciplines have recognized considerable individual variation among caregivers in their response to the experiences of caregiving. One explanation for individual variation is that caregivers make different meanings from caregiving even under externally similar circumstances. This paper describes fin...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Ayres L

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have increasingly turned to mixed-method techniques to expand the scope and improve the analytic power of their studies. Yet there is still relatively little direction on and much confusion about how to combine qualitative and quantitative techniques. These techniques are neither paradigm- nor method-linke...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Sandelowski M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has shown that health outcomes for urban women of Mexican descent are related to acculturation. The purpose of this research was to compare perinatal outcomes of 773 women of Mexican descent who gave birth in three rural northern California hospitals, in relation to acculturation measured three different ways...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Heilemann MV,Lee KA,Stinson J,Koshar JH,Goss G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this descriptive, correlational study was to test a conceptual model of proposed relationships between physical health limitation, the sense of coherence, illness appraisal, and quality of life in a sample of 137 older women. The typical respondent was 76, widowed, with an income less than $12,000, and ...

journal_title：Research in nursing & health

authors： Nesbitt BJ,Heidrich SM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00